Prevention Institute, with funding from the Blue Shield of California Foundation, has launched Safety Through Connection, a new program to catalyze community-based approaches that can help prevent domestic violence.

Prevention Institute strongly opposes California Senate Bill 872. New language in this budget trailer bill would block California cities and counties from passing new taxes on soda and other sugary drinks. California’s communities need the flexibility to pass local policies to protect health—and soda taxes are one of the most effective tools a community can leverage against a powerful and exploitative industry.

This week, Larry Cohen, founder and executive director of Prevention Institute, announced that he will be retiring from the organization in October and handing over its leadership to Managing Director Rachel Davis. “I’m extraordinarily proud of what PI has achieved so far and deeply appreciative...

Yesterday, President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. This provides critical recognition for what has long been clear to those living on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic, but the administration’s response so far is too small and narrow to meet the scale of the challenge we face. Fifty-seven thousand dollars in a Public Health Emergency Fund and increased ‘flexibility’ to shift much-needed funding away from other health priorities like HIV/AIDS, as could result from the administration’s order, will not even begin to address this crisis.

Graham-Cassidy is Legislative Malpractice - It Would Greatly Harm the Nation's Health: Joint Statement from American Public Health Association, Prevention Institute, Public Health Institute, and Trust for America’s Health

We were shocked, but not surprised, by the horrific hate-driven violence in Charlottesville and the motivations behind it. We reject hatred, racism, white supremacy, and white nationalism. Sadly, the violence and unrest perpetrated this weekend reminds us that what happened in Charlottesville could happen at any moment anywhere in the United States. Every city, every community in our nation is vulnerable as we are living at a time when hate groups, who have a long history of discriminatory policies on their side, have been emboldened by the divisive words and inactions of political leaders whose responsibility is to ensure justice and safety for all—including communities of color and Native American communities, people who are LGBTQ+, low-income communities and people living in poverty, people of various faiths, and immigrants. Both the hate and the devastating outcomes of the ‘Unite the Right’ rally are politically unacceptable and deeply personal to all of us.

We watched with horror and deep sadness this weekend as news emerged about the deadly warehouse fire at an Oakland artists’ collective a few miles from our main office. Our heartfelt support and condolences go out to the victims, their loved ones, and the Oakland community as a whole....

As Veterans Day approaches, we’re highlighting the work of the national Making Connections for Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Men and Boys initiative, which includes veterans among its populations of focus. Military members and veterans don’t just experience war, loss, injuries, and fear during service. Their social connections are disrupted when they are deployed, and again when they are discharged home. They return to communities where most people are not able to relate to their experiences, and they experience trauma-related symptoms at a disproportionate rate.

We are deeply saddened by the news that Alfred Olango, a Ugandan native living in El Cajon, Calif., was shot dead by police following a call from his sister asking for assistance with a mental health crisis. Olango's death does not stand alone, but rather is the latest in a long line of deaths of mentally ill people at the hands of police, a burden that falls most heavily on communities of color.

The National Collaborative for Health Equity, Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University, and Prevention Institute announced the launch of a new project to examine the potential for public health departments to actively pursue racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic equity in health, as well as in the systems and conditions that produce health.

PI praises First Lady Michelle Obama's announced changes to the Nutrition Facts label. For the first time, Nutrition Facts will include grams of added sugars and the percent daily value of added sugars, and require portion sizes to more accurately reflect how people consume packaged foods.

PI's Larry Cohen issued a statement on two major developments in tobacco control this week -- the FDA's move to regulate e-cigarettes and other tobacco products, and CA Governor Jerry Brown signing a set of tobacco-control bills into law to regulate e-cigarettes, expand smoke-free workplace protections, and raise the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21.

PI applauds CMS's efforts to transform and improve how primary care is delivered and paid for in the United States by paying doctors based on health outcomes, and move away from the traditional fee-for-service payment structure.